ROBERT EDWARD FORCHION, Jr

“NJWEEDMAN.COM”

P.O. BOX 1302

BROWNS MILLS, N.J. 08015

 

 

                                                                                                Jan. 21, 2004

(LEGAL DEPARTMENT)

Comcast Corporation

1500 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

 

            RE:       Leased Access Information – POLITICAL CANDIDATE

 

 

Dear Sirs/Madams - “CENSORS”

 

            I represent a prospective leased access programmer; The New Jersey chapter of the U.S. Marijuana Party. We would like to air a 1 hour DOCUMENTARY on my “UNCONSTITUTIONAL IMPRISONMENT”. Please provide me with the following information:

 

    (i) How much of your leased access set-aside capacity is available in Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties New Jersey;

 

    (ii) A complete schedule of your full-time and part-time leased access rates in Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties New Jersey;

 

    (iii) Rates associated with technical and studio costs in Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties New Jersey; and

 

    (iv) A sample leased access contract for Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties New Jersey;.

 

            Pursuant to 47 CFR § 76.970 (i)(1), a cable system operator shall provide prospective leased access programmers with the foregoing information within 15 calendar days of the date on which a request for leased access information is made.  Accordingly,

 I look forward to your prompt response.

 

            Additionally I like to inform Comcast that pursuant to 47 CFR 76.5 that I will be seeking to air political ad’s on the Comcast system. I am a political candidate for the 3rd Congressional District seat in New Jersey. The 3rd covers parts of Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties New Jersey. In the past Comcast has censored my ad’s and assisted New Jersey State officials in perpetuating a crime against me.  I was illegally imprisoned for 5 months for producing those ad’s and attempting to air them on the Comcast network.

 Comcast turned over to the State officials my political ad’s without the need to obtain a “warrant” from a Judge or gaining permission from me.

(THIS CAN BEEN SEEN AT: www.njweedman.com/censorship.htm)

 

I am now a candidate for FEDERAL OFFICE and seek to run the very same ad’s Comcast censored before, they have now been edited and are legally FEDERAL ELECTION POLITICAL AD’S. – I have attached copies of recent newspaper stories quoting my “DECLARATION” to run for FEDERAL Office, and have gained enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

 

47 CFR 76.5

 

(q) Legally qualified candidate. (1) Any person who:

  

 (i) Has publicly announced his or her intention to run for

nomination or office;

  

 (ii) Is qualified under the applicable local, State or Federal law

to hold the office for which he or she is a candidate; and

   

(iii) Has met the qualifications set forth in either paragraphs

 

(q)(2), (3) or (4) of this section.

   

(2) A person seeking election to any public office including that of

President or Vice President of the United States, or nomination for any

public office except that of President or Vice President, by means of a

primary, general or special election, shall be considered a legally

qualified candidate if, in addition to meeting the criteria set forth in

paragraph (q)(1) of this section, that person:

  

 (i) Has qualified for a place on the ballot, or

  

 (ii) Has publicly committed himself or herself to seeking election

by the write-in method and is eligible under applicable law to be voted

for by sticker, by writing in his or her name on the ballot or by other

method, and makes a substantial showing that he or she is a bona fide

candidate for nomination or office.

 

Persons seeking election to the office of President or Vice President of

the United States shall, for the purposes of the Communications Act and

the rules there under, be considered legally qualified candidates only in

those States or territories (or the District of Columbia) in which they

have met the requirements set forth in paragraphs (q) (1) and (2) of

this rule; except that any such person who has met the requirements set

forth in paragraphs (q) (1) and (2) in at least 10 States (or nine and

the District of Columbia) shall be considered a legally qualified

candidate for election in all States, territories and the District of

Columbia for purposes of this Act.

   

(3) A person seeking nomination to any public office except that of

President or Vice President of the United States, by means of a

convention, caucus or similar procedure, shall be considered a legally

qualified candidate if, in addition to meeting the requirements set

forth in paragraph (q)(1) of this section, that person makes a substantial

showing that he or she is a bona fide candidate for such nomination;

 except that no person shall be considered a legally qualified candidate

for nomination by the means set forth in this paragraph prior to 90 days

before the beginning of the convention, caucus or similar procedure in

which he or she seeks nomination.

   

(4) A person seeking nomination for the office of President or Vice

President of the United States shall, for the purposes of the

Communications Act and the rules the render, be considered a legally

qualified candidate only in those States or territories (or the District

of Columbia) in which, in addition meeting the requirements set forth in

paragraph (q)(1) of this section.

  

 (i) He or she, or proposed delegates on his or her behalf, have

qualified for the primary of Presidential preference ballot in that

State, territory or the District of Columbia, or

  

 (ii) He or she has made a substantial showing of bona fide candidacy

for such nomination in that State, territory of the District of

Columbia; except that such person meeting the requirements set forth in

paragraph (q) (1) and (4) in at least 10 States (or nine and the

District of Columbia) shall be considered a legally qualified candidate

for nomination in all States, territories and the District of Columbia

for purposes of the Act.

 

  (5) The term ``substantial showing'' of bona fide candidacy as used

in paragraph (q) (2), (3) and (4) of this section means evidence that

the person claiming to be a candidate has engaged to a substantial

degree in activities commonly associated with political campaigning.

Such activities normally would include making campaign speeches,

distributing campaign literature, issuing press releases, maintaining a

campaign headquarters (even though the headquarters in some instances

might be the residence of the candidate or his campaign manager). Not

all of the listed activities are necessarily required in each case to

demonstrate a substantial showing, and there may be activities not

listed herein which would contribute to such a showing.

                                                                                  

 

 

 

I have made this letter available to the local press, the Federal U.S. Attorney and of course members of the bar. My real hope isn’t for a court fight; my simple desire is as an AMERICAN to voice my opinion of the “WAR ON DRUGS”.  It is apparent that the POLICY makers at COMCAST have an agenda by the whole hearted support  Comcast has provided to one of the most ridiculous and un-american organizations in AMERICA: The Partnership for a DRUG FREE AMERICA.  Comcast provided $50 million on advertisement credits while assisting the State of New Jersey in imprisoning me for attempting to air an opposing opinion.

 

 

                                                                        ROBERT EDWARD FORCHION, JR

                                                                        “NJWEEDMAN.COM”

                                                                        Candidate for the 3rd Congressional District